Zheng Xiaolu is the pen name of Zheng Peng, who was born in 1986 in Longhui, Hunan. His stories have been published in several literary magazines in China. He has also published a collection of short stories, 1921 nian de tongyao [Children’s ballads from 1921]. Zheng lives in Beijing and is a member of the Chinese Writers’ Association. (source: Words Without Borders)